The Portland daily press., 1887-11-26


grant license to Mr. K. L. Hamor for the
erection of his steam mill at Duck Brook
although the mill has been erected and the
machinery is mostly set up. A saw mill at
Bar Harbor would not be in good form.
A Hooper boy at East Sullivan had hand
to hand fight with wildcat recently. The
boy escaped after being badly scratched and
chewed.
There is quite boom in real estate at Isles
ford. A number of lots have already been
sold and there is demand for more. A very
tasty and commodi0us hotel is now nearly
season. Last spring Col. Hadlock purchased
the steamer Florence which ran between
Islesford and other points last summer.
Next summer he will run another boat in
connection with the Florence
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Waterville is to have new parochial
school building The building IS to be ready
for the reception of scholars in the early
spring.
Waterville people are talking again Of
their city charter which they have not ac
cepted yet. Some are agitating the question
of voting ON the city charter before the ques-
tian is taken into politics in the spring cleo
tiOn.
The Democrats of Kennebec county pro-
poses Ito form a County Democratic Club
something similar to the organization in
York county, and in few days leading
Democrats from the towns in the county
will meet at Augusta for organization and
have banquet Prominent Democrats are
to be invited and speeches will be made by
several invited guests.
Geo. A. Kennison, formerly Of Wateryille,
and OveIseer in the cloth room of the Marys-
vile, N. b., cotton factory, has resigned his
position at that place and will accept a
similar one at Newburyport, Mass.
The incorporators of the Waterville and
IL D.s I,al1 ffrfr
at the lice of 4. F. Webb, Esq, in Water
vile OF Monday. They accepted the char
ter but lid not organize the company, ad-
journing for that purpose to Friday of next
week. Subscription books to the stock are
now open. The cost of construction and
equipment of the railroad is estimated at
about $4,000.
KNOX COUNTY.
A petition to Congress is being circulated
at Friendship asking for the construction of
breakwater at Monhegan Island. The
harbor is so situated as to afford no protec-
ton from one quarter, and hence it Is unsafe
for vessels not provided with heavy moor
ings. 1t is claimed that the proposed break
water would provide safe anchorage.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Odd Fellows of Waldoboro, after a
successful career Of ten years, have dedicated
new 'all, the exercises taking place Tues
day his week. They started with debt
- y
cancelled that obligation. paid upwards of
$1,000 in benefits and now own one OF the
finest brick buildings in Waldoboro, and
have membership of 107. The dedicating
services were under the direction of George
w. Goss, of Lewiston, Grand Master; Joshua
Davis, of Portland, Grand Secretary; Rev.
M. Crosley. of Portland, Grand Chaplain
Frank A. Conant, Lewiston, Grond Marshal,
assisted by John f. White, of Waldoboro. as
| Grand Warden, s. S. Winslow as Grand
| Herald, w. S. Winslow ae Herald of the
| South, and p. K. Storer as Herald of the
| West.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
| Petitions are circulated for the pardon of
| Colby Moore, who is serving sentence In
the State Prison, for blowing up DIR. Halls
| Office, in Monson.
The furnace at the Katahdin Iron Works
| has turned out on an average 10 tons of iron
each day since the enlargement of the fur
| mace.
Mr.. Geo. w. Ross, of Boston, who repre-
| sents the ThompsOn-H0 Electric Com
| pany, was in Dover, Tuesday, looking the
| field over with view to establishing an
| electric lighting plant in the town. He says
| 40-inch wheel will be large enough to
| furnish power for all the towns will need for
| some time to come.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The celebrated Cream Brook farm in Stet-
i oOu udo DCCu oOlu w n. .. MANU- VI 1uOAu-
dixie.
| WALDO COUNTY.
| w. E. Dilworth, of Belfast, has received
an offer as pitcher ON the Charleston, 5. c.,
base ball team at salary of $500 month fol
the next six months.
The directors of the Belfast Hotel Com
pany opened the bids for the erection of the
building Monday. There were but two
bidders, Messrs. Parker and Pottle of Bel
fast. As both bids overran the capital Of the
association; $4,000, by about $4,000 they
.were rejected.
A Law and Order League has been formed
| in Belfast Twenty-eight names have been
obtained to a paper pledging the signers tt
become members of such society. The fol
lowing officers were elected. President, A
+. Clark; Vice President. A. o. Stoddard
Secretary, j. +. Rich; Treasurer, Edwin
Frost.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Frank McGraw, Esq, EastpOrt's Post
master, was married Wednesday morning Il
Miss Annie Roche, daughter Of Mr.. JohI
! Roche